Cooee, TAS
By Lauren McCaleb · Reviewed by Dylan Duncan ·
Among Australia's less advantaged suburbs
Cooee is more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of the 14,462 Australian suburbs we score, based on the ABS SEIFA index (raw score 924, where about 1000 is the national average).
A socio-economic measure from ABS Census data — not a measure of how good a suburb is to live in or visit. How we calculate this.
Cooee at a glance
- Population (2021)
- 597
- Median age
- 44
- Median weekly household income
- $1,375
- SEIFA score
- 924
- Coordinates
- -41.0441, 145.8733
Cooee demographics (2021 Census)
The figures below profile Cooee using the Australian Bureau of Statistics 2021 Census; every percentage is a share of a clearly stated Census count, so each one traces back to the source. At a glance, the largest age group is mid-life (45–64) at 25%, 34% of homes are rented, and 12% of residents were born overseas.
Age profile
| Age group | People | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Children (0–14) | 93 | 15% |
| Youth (15–24) | 80 | 13% |
| Young adults (25–44) | 133 | 22% |
| Mid-life (45–64) | 152 | 25% |
| Seniors (65+) | 148 | 24% |
Share of the 606 people counted by age.
Housing and households
| Tenure | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Owned outright | 89 | 37% |
| Owned with a mortgage | 61 | 26% |
| Rented | 81 | 34% |
| Dwelling type | Dwellings | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Houses | 208 | 88% |
| Townhouses & semis | 25 | 11% |
| Flats & apartments | 0 | 0% |
Tenure and dwelling shares are of the roughly 236 occupied private dwellings in Cooee.
- Median weekly rent
- $225
- Median monthly mortgage
- $1,083
- Average household size
- 2.3 people
- Median weekly family income
- $1,761
- Median weekly personal income
- $668
Community and culture
- Born overseas
- 70 (12%)
- Speaks a language other than English at home
- 22 (4%)
- Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander
- 68 (11%)
Work and education
- Completed Year 12
- 215 (44%)
- Labour-force participation
- 56.6%
- Unemployment rate
- 6.2%
- Employed full-time
- 157
- Employed part-time
- 98
Source: ABS Census of Population and Housing, 2021 (General Community Profile, by Suburb and Locality). © Australian Bureau of Statistics, released under CC BY 4.0. How we group bands and derive each share is set out on our methodology page.
Weather and climate in Cooee
Based on 2014–2023 records, the warmest month in Cooee is January (average daytime high around 17.5°C) and the coolest is August (around 8.4°C). The area receives roughly 1006 mm of rain across the year.
| Month | Avg high | Avg low | Rain |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 17.5°C | 9.7°C | 66 mm |
| Feb | 16.6°C | 9.5°C | 57 mm |
| Mar | 15.2°C | 8.7°C | 74 mm |
| Apr | 12.9°C | 6.7°C | 64 mm |
| May | 10.3°C | 4.9°C | 106 mm |
| Jun | 8.8°C | 3.8°C | 110 mm |
| Jul | 8°C | 3.1°C | 130 mm |
| Aug | 8.4°C | 2.5°C | 94 mm |
| Sep | 9.8°C | 3.4°C | 82 mm |
| Oct | 11.6°C | 4.6°C | 98 mm |
| Nov | 13.4°C | 6.3°C | 60 mm |
| Dec | 15.4°C | 7.8°C | 65 mm |
Climate normals, 2014–2023 (Open-Meteo, ERA5 reanalysis).
Common questions about Cooee
Where is Cooee?
Cooee is a suburb of Tasmania, Australia.
What is the population of Cooee?
At the 2021 Census, Cooee had a population of about 597.
Is Cooee an advantaged area?
Cooee has an ABS SEIFA score of 924, where about 1000 is the national average — higher scores indicate greater relative socio-economic advantage. That gives it a Suburb Score of 19 out of 100 — more socio-economically advantaged than about 19% of Australian suburbs.
What is the weather like in Cooee?
Cooee has average daytime highs of about 12.3°C and overnight lows of about 5.9°C, with roughly 1,006 mm of rain across the year (based on 2014–2023 climate normals).
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